Joseph A. Pechman

Joseph A. Pechman
Born(1918-04-02)April 2, 1918
DiedAugust 19, 1989(1989-08-19) (aged 71)
NationalityAmerican
Academic career
FieldPublic finance
Taxation
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
City College of New York
Doctoral
advisor
Harold Groves

Joseph Aaron Pechman (April 2, 1918 – August 19, 1989) was a highly influential economist and taxation scholar in the United States.[1] He graduated from the City College of New York and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He served as president of the American Economic Association and was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was also a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.[2]

  1. ^ "Joseph A. Pechman is Dead at 71; Aided 1986 Income Tax Changes". The New York Times. 21 August 1989.
  2. ^ HighBeam